Barker, Myrtie Lillian, 1910-1983
Person
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
James H. Edwards letter
Collection — Folder: S0416
Identifier: S0416
Scope and Contents
The collection contains a letter written by James H. Edwards to Miss Mertie Barker regarding her article on the Cyclorama building that housed the Battle of Atlanta. The Cyclorama had once been in Indianapolis, but was located at Grant Park in Atlanta, Georgia, at the time this letter was written.
Dates:
1955/01/18
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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James H. Edwards letter
Myrtie Barker collection
Collection
Identifier: L583
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence, newspaper articles, clippings, manuscripts, books, family papers, awards, and other materials from Myrtie Barker and the Barker family in Indianapolis, Indiana ranging from 1907 to 1985 regarding her career as a writer and family life. There is also an oversize folder with a Sagamore of the Wabash award certificate, 1981/01/07; signed card from Indianapolis News staff, undated, and I Am...
Dates:
1907-1985
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Myrtie Barker collection
Myrtie Barker photograph collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SP003
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photographs of Myrtie L. Barker, as well as one photograph of her mother, Mary A. Barker, ranging from circa 1910 to 1960s. Other photographs were taken during her career as a columnist for the Indianapolis News. Several photographs show Barker at a book signing for >Where is Everybody?, released in 1968.
Dates:
circa 1910-circa 1960
William J. Castleman collection
Collection
Identifier: L367
Scope and Contents
The collection includes a typescript of Through Myrtie Barker’s Window, a biography written by Castleman, copyright 1985, and photocopies of materials related to Barker. Also included are photocopies of newspaper clippings dated from June 24, 1958, to March 1985, although most are undated. Photographs are mixed in with the text in later chapters.Folder 1 contains “A Myrtie Barker Album,” a collection of photocopies of clippings which includes Barker’s...
Dates:
1958-1985
